The first time I saw Carlos I would never have believed he was going to change m

The first time I saw Carlos I would neverhave believed he was going to change my life．I had my arms full of books and I was rushing intothe classroom when 1 ran into something solid. It was Carlos.

"My... you're tall," he said. Thewhole class burst out laughing .

“Take that seat,” Mr. McCarthy told thecocky(骄傲自大的)newcomer Carlos，pointingto the only empty one , in the back of the room.

Carlos laughed widely. "But I need acouple of dictionaries."

The bell rang for classes. As I stood up togo, I saw Carlos coming toward me. "I'm sorry I embarrassed you," hesaid . I looked straight ahead over the top of his black hair. "That's allright."

"I ought to know better." He wasstill blocking my way. "What's your name?" "Karen Forbes."He held out his hand. Unwillingly, I shook hands with him. He looked up at meseriously with his brown eyes. " I am Carlos . I don't see why you're so touchy."

It was the school elections that made methink of Carlos again. Carlos was voted vice-president．“How come ?”I kept askingmyself, "How come this shrimp（虾）who’s only been in town for a little over a month gets to be sopopular?"

So on that morning，I stopped Carlos and said，“It doesn't seem to bother you— being short.” He looked up at me, "Of course I mind being short．But there isn’t anything I cando about it. When I realized I was going to have to spend my life in thisundersized skin, I just decided to make the best of it and concentrate on beingmyself." "You seem to get along great,” I admitted, "But whatabout me? The trouble with you is you’re afraid to be yourself. You’re smart.And you could be pretty. In fact, you might be more than pretty.” I felt myselfturning red…

1.It is a story about a short boy who            .

2.From the text, we can see Carlos is          .

3.The underlined word "touchy" inparagraph 8 probably means          .

4.According to the text, which is the mostlikely ending?

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【答案】

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.C

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